Exam Results
Exam Results
One of the reasons for Balshaw’s continuing success, is the examination results that our students attain. It is particularly important to note, that in the majority of government’s measures, Balshaw’s is on or above national averages of attainment.
HEADLINE FIGURES FOR 2022-2023
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|
All Students |
Number of students in Year 11 |
178 |
Attainment 8 |
50.01 |
Progress 8 |
0.01 |
Average Entries per Student |
7.9 |
Average Entries per Student (GCSE Only) |
7.7 |
|
% of students |
Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in English and Maths |
10.1% |
Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in English and Maths |
52.2% |
Students with 9-4 (Standard pass) in English and Maths |
79.8% |
Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in English |
30.3% |
Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in English |
78.1% |
Students with 9-4 (Standard pass) in English |
86.5% |
Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in Maths |
13.5% |
Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in Maths |
57.3% |
Students with 9-4 (Standard pass) in Maths |
83.1% |
Students entered for the EBacc |
58.4% |
Students achieving the Strong (9-5) EBacc |
28.1% |
Students achieving the Standard (9-4) EBacc |
43.3% |
EBacc average point score |
4.62 |
HEADLINE FIGURES FOR 2021-2022
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|
|
All Students |
Number of students in Year 11 |
179 |
Progress 8 |
-0.09 |
Attainment 8 |
50.2 |
Average Entries per Student |
8.0 |
Average Entries per Student (GCSE Only) |
7.8 |
|
% of students |
National averages 2018/19* |
Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in English and Maths |
8.2% |
/ |
Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in English and Maths |
54% |
43% |
Students with 9-4 (A*-C) in English and Maths |
77.5% |
65% |
Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in English |
26.4% |
/ |
Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in English |
70.9% |
61% |
Students with 9-4 (A*-C) in English |
85.7% |
76% |
Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in Maths |
11.5% |
/ |
Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in Maths |
59.9% |
49% |
Students with 9-4 (A*-C) in Maths |
81.9% |
70% |
|
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Students entered for the EBacc |
54% |
40% |
Students achieving the Strong (9-5) EBacc |
26% |
17% |
Students achieving the Standard (9-4) EBacc |
38% |
25% |
EBacc average point score |
4.54 |
4.07 |
*2018/19 used as the basis for comparison as the last set of national formal examination results available.
This data is for students who completed Key Stage 4 in 2020, which is the most recent data available published in October 2022.
Students staying in education or employment | School | Lancashire LEA | England state-funded schools |
Students staying in education or employment for at least 2 terms after KS4> | 94% | 93% | 94% |
Total number of students included in destination measures | 176 | 12,639 | 562,393 |
Students staying in education for at least 2 terms after KS4 | 86% | 86% | 89% |
Further education college or other further education provider | 81% | 49% | 36% |
Sixth form college | 4% | 22% | 13% |
Students staying in apprenticeships for at least 6 months after KS4 | 4% | 4% | 2% |
Students staying in employment for at least 2 terms after KS4 | 4% | 3% | 2% |
Given the uneven impact of the pandemic on school and college performance data, the government has said you should not make direct comparisons between the performance data for one school or college and another, or to data from previous years.
HEADLINE FIGURES FOR 2020-21
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|
|
All Students |
Number of students in Year 11 |
184 |
Attainment 8 |
51.66 |
Average Entries per Student |
7.9 |
Average Entries per Student (GCSE Only) |
7.6 |
|
% of students |
National averages 2018/19* |
Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in English and Maths |
17.4% |
/ |
Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in English and Maths |
51.1% |
43% |
Students with 9-4 (A*-C) in English and Maths |
74% |
65% |
Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in English |
32.6% |
/ |
Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in English |
70.7% |
61% |
Students with 9-4 (A*-C) in English |
84.2% |
76% |
Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in Maths |
19% |
/ |
Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in Maths |
54.9% |
49% |
Students with 9-4 (A*-C) in Maths |
78.3% |
70% |
|
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Students entered for the EBacc |
52.7% |
40% |
Students achieving the Strong (9-5) EBacc |
32.1% |
17% |
Students achieving the Standard (9-4) EBacc |
43.5% |
25% |
EBacc average point score |
4.66 |
4.07 |
School | National Average | |
Students staying in education or entering employment |
97% |
94% |
* 2018/19 used as the basis for comparison as the last set of national formal examination results
HEADLINE FIGURES FOR 2019-20
Headline figures for 2019-20 |
|
|
All Students |
Number of students in Year 11 |
175 |
Attainment 8 |
50.4 |
Average Entries per Student |
9.2 |
Average Entries per Student (GCSE Only) |
9.0 |
|
% of students |
National averages 2018/19 |
Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in English and Maths |
10% |
/ |
Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in English and Maths |
49% |
43% |
Students with 9-4 (A*-C) in English and Maths |
74% |
65% |
Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in English (Best) |
34% |
/ |
Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in English |
65% |
61% |
Students with 9-4 (A*-C) in English (Best) |
86% |
76% |
Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in Maths |
18% |
/ |
Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in Maths |
54% |
49% |
Students with 9-4 (A*-C) in Maths |
78% |
70% |
|
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Students entered for the EBacc |
58% |
40% |
Students achieving the Strong (9-5) EBacc |
28% |
17% |
Students achieving the Standard (9-4) EBacc |
46% |
25% |
EBacc average point score |
4.57 |
4.07 |
Students taking three Sciences |
15% |
26% |
Students staying in education or entering employment (for 2016-17 as the most recent data) |
97% |
94% |
Please note that the figures in table below represent the Exam Results from 2019 which are the last set of GCSE exams. Figures from 2020 and 2021 can be seen elsewhere on this page, however it should be noted that these figures represent data yielded from Centre Assessed and Teacher Assessed Grades, not external exams.
HEADLINE FIGURES FOR 2018-19
Headline figures for 2018-19 |
|
|
All Students |
Number of students in Year 11 |
183 |
Attainment 8 |
52.08 |
Progress 8 | 0.09 |
Average Entries per Student |
8.2 |
Average Entries per Student (GCSE only) |
8.0 |
|
% of students |
National averages 2018/19* |
Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in English and Maths |
14.8% |
/ |
Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in English and Maths |
54% |
43% |
Students with 9-4 (A*-C) in English and Maths |
78.1% |
65% |
Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in English (Best) |
33.9% |
/ |
Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in English |
70.5% |
61% |
Students with 9-4 (A*-C) in English (Best) |
85.8% |
76% |
Students with 9-7 (A*-A) in Maths |
22.4% |
/ |
Students with 9-5 (Strong pass) in Maths |
60.1% |
49% |
Students with 9-4 (A*-C) in Maths |
82.5% |
70% |
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Students entered for the EBacc |
55% |
40% |
Students achieving the Strong (9-5) EBacc |
27.9% |
17% |
Students achieving the Standard (9-4) EBacc |
41.5% |
25% |
EBacc average point score |
4.74 |
4.07 |
Department for Education: School and College Performance Tables
For more information about the 'Destination Of Our Leavers' and for more information about our results, you can visit the 'DfE Performance Tables' that can be found here.
You can see the Department for Education: School and College full performance table here.